Persistent in folly
Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …
Rice: the real cost
It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …
Cereal killer
By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …
One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry: UN State of Food Insecurity Report
Asia houses 526 million of the 805 million chronically undernourished people in the world
Supreme Court reminder to FSSAI on monitoring pesticides in food commodities
Non-profit Centre for Science and Environment says food regulatory body should also periodically test packaged and processed food, including soft …
Centre takes steps to monitor pulse stocks: Is India staring at another food crisis?
Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security
Dying for ration: Biometric glitches in Rajasthan villages keep the poor hungry
Valid ration card holders turned away from PDS shops as fingerprints don't match in records
CAG blames Centre for increase in foodgrain procurement cost
Lack of specific method in determining minimum support price of grains caused variation in margins over production, says report
Grain of truth
India's public distribution system promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared …
What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?
Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely
Centre may reduce moisture content limit for wheat, paddy. Why this will hurt farmers
The government is trying to gradually withdraw from procurement operations, MSP regime with this move, feel farmers
Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time
Much like COVID-19, when WHO procrastinated, FAO too is “considering”when to declare the locust upsurge as a plague
Gopichand’s healthy choice
Gopichand is a national hero because he is the only Indian sportsperson who has publicly shunned endorsing soft drinks
Anti-mifepristone court decisions rely on medical misinformation about abortion & questionable legal reasoning
The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone in the year 2000 for use in medication abortion up to seven weeks
Ronaldo’s latest action is making people rethink their love for Coca Cola
Carbonated sweet drinks are a major contributor to obesity, lifestyle diseases and heart conditions
Poor nutrition changes the way a body fights infection: This might protect against severe COVID-19
Deficient leptin levels caused by malnutrition might protect against severe infection and death, says study
Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
This would have a strong impact on nutrition and the environment, in turn helping to fulfil Sustainable Development Goals
Mission possible: Turning a waste land into a forest with a bank of traditional seeds
A father-daughter duo grow 800 varieties of traditional seeds in a 2.5-acre land in Nayagarh district of Odisha
Increasing population puts pressure on land and water too: UNCCD
Demand of water for agricultural purposes will double by 2050 due to increasing demands for food
Sick(le) charade
The NDA government's new and revised schemes to augment rural development are yet to show any results
The minuscule system of pricing
First, a farmer must sell the produce at a price wrongly discounted by unscientific calculation. Second, an unholy nexus of many players pushes …
Inflation can kill Africa human development, World Bank warns
Most poverty-struck rural households in Africa spend between 57 and 59 per cent of their income on food
New edible coating to prolong shelf life of fruits and vegetables
The material was tested on potato, tomato, green chili, strawberry, Khasi Mandarin, apple, pineapple and kiwifruit and was found to keep these …
Empty stomachs today, sick workshops tomorrow: The need for nutrition NOW
The world’s hunger clock has regressed back to 2015 when the global community had resolved to get good food to all plates by 2030
Global Forest Resource Assessment: Tropical forests the size of Europe lost in first 20 years of this century
Deforestation slowed by 30% in 2010-18; cropland, oil palm plantation and grazing biggest drivers of deforestation